Delivery device for bicycles or motorcycles



Jan. V28, 1941.-

H. MccANN rs1-A1. 2,229,756 DELIVERY DEVICE FOR BICYCLES 0R MOTORCYCLES Filed sept. 29, i939 nvenorS l Patented Jan. 28, 1941 UNITED STATES DELIVERY DEVICE FOR BICYCLES OR MOTORCYCLES Hugh McCann and Dick Busby, Memphis, Tenn. Application September 29, 1939, Serial No. 297,174

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a delivery device for bicycles or motorcycles whereby articles for delivery may be carried with safety and full protection from foreign matter and are easily acces- 5 sible at the time of delivery.

The present invention has for its primary object, the provision of a device of the above stated character which may be easily and quickly installed on a motorcycle or bicycle without altera- 10 tion to the latter and consists of a carrier frame of a novel construction and an article receptacle especially constructed for use with the carrier and which may not be removed from said carrier by an unauthorized person.

15 With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

2o For a complete understanding of our invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is a fragmentary side elevation illustrating a delivery device constructed in accord- 25 ance with our invention and showing the application thereof to a bicycle.

Figure 2 is a side elevation illustrating the carrier frame.

Figure 3 is a top plan view illustrating the car- 30 rier frame.

Figure 4 is a perspective View illustrating an article receptacle wherein the cover thereof is shown in an open position by dotted lines.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view of the article receptacle.

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a perspective View illustrating another form of article receptacle.

4 Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 5 indicates as an entirety a carrier frame which may be readily adapted to a bicycle, as clearly shown in Figure 1, or if desired, may be installed on a motorcycle in a like manner. The

45 carrier frame includes a top plate 6 having depending flanges 1. Certain of the flanges 'I are arranged inwardly of the side edges of the top plate so that said edges act as guides. The depending liange at the end of the top plate is flush with the end edge thereof and carries a staple 8 to receive a padlock 9.

Substantially V-shaped frame members I are pivotally connected to the side flanges of the top plate adjacent the forward and rear ends of the 55 top plate and have openings II in the apexes thereof for the purpose of receiving the spindles I2 of the hub I3 of a rear wheel I4 of a bicycle as indicated by the character I5 or the wheel may form a part of a motorcycle of the conventional construction. The V-shaped frame members I 5 straddle the rear wheel positioning the top plate over the rear wheel mud-guard I6. Converging arms Il are formed on the forward depending flange of the top plate and extend forwardly and downwardly and form an integral part of one sec- 10 tion of an adjustable clamp I8. The sections of the clamp I8 are shaped to receive and grip the rear forks I9 of the bicycle. The carrier frame thus mounted on the bicycle is capable of carrying a maximum load without affecting the balance of the bicycle.

The top plate may have a series of openings -to form said top plate of skeleton formation so as to reduce the amount of material and weight of the carrier frame. 20

An article receptacle is indicated by the character 2| and includes a bottom wall 22 integral with upstanding side walls 23 and a cover 24 including side walls 25, a top wall 26 and an end wall which is hinged on the bottom wall 22, as shown at 21, which will permit the cover to be opened and closed as suggested by dotted lines in Figure 4, the cover having a handle 28 to facilitate the opening and closing of said cover. The side walls 25 of the cover are of a greater height 30 than the side walls 23 carried by the bottom wall and the side walls 23 are bent at right angles, as

shown at 29, to form guide channels to coact with the side edges of the top plate and the side flanges 1 in slidably securing the receptacle 2l 35 onto the carrier frame. The top wall 25 has a curvature thereto which forms the front end wall, the vertical side walls 23 and 25 being cut-away to match the curvature of the top wall. The top wall adjacent its free end is provided with a slot 30 through which the staple 8 may extend prior' to the application of the padlock to the staple.

A partition 3l is arranged within the receptacle and is carried by the bottom wall and coacts therewith and with the cover and the side walls in dividing the receptacle into compartments.

To apply the receptacle to the carrier frame, said receptacle is slid onto the top plate in a forward direction with the staple 8 passing 50 through the slot 30. The staple passing through the slot will prevent the cover moving into an open position, also will secure the carrier against enclwise movement on the carrier frame when n the padlock 9 has been applied to the staple. 55

Thus it will be seen that it is impossible to remove the receptacle or open the latter when the padlock has been once applied to the staple, consequently preventing the theft of the receptacle or its contents.

Referring to our modied form of receptacle as shown in Figure 7 it is in the form of a basket 32 having hand slots 33. Channeled guides 34 are formed on the bottom of the basket 32V and also a platek 35 having aI staple receiving slot.r The basket 32 is further provided with supporting feet 36 to coact with the channeled guides 34 in supporting the receptacle or basket on a table or'- the like.

To apply the basket 32 to wthecarrigeri'ramegf the channeled guides 34 engagawitl; the side edges of the tcp plate by'sliding the receptacle A onto said top plate in a forwardhdirection runt-ikv the staple 8 passes through the slot of the plate 35.

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when taken in connectioniwith ,the drawing, v.will

fully setforth theuCOhStluCt and advantag f this invention. tothose skilledin the art tofvvhich After Athe application of the padick toth''- ,staple the receptacle -or basket 32 .will beheld such device relatesyso that further detailed description will not be required.

Having thus described our invention, what We claim is:

In a device of the character described, a carrier plate, parallel depending anges on said plate and arranged inwardly of edges of the plate, a receptacle slidable on said plate and including vertical side walland a bqttom Wall t0 et 0n the plate and located in a planeabove the lower edges of said sidewalls to permit the latter to depend below said plate with sliding contact therewith, "anges on the lower edges of the side Walls and VUunderlying't-he depending flanges, a cover for said #receptacle and including a straight end wall hinged on the *bottom Wall of the receptacle and a top'wll 'curved to form a second end Wall having laslotand vertical side Walls integral with the top and end Walls to move over the vertical Walls of thereceptacle when the cover is positioned to close said receptacle, and astaple ongsaid carrier plat e to enter the, s1ot tgl retain Athe'mcover, in Aa 

